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Subject: Re: [Leica] Nathan's PAW 22: Alsace
From: Jerry Lehrer <jerryleh@pacbell.net>
Date: Sun, 01 Jun 2003 10:22:40 -0700
References: <3EDA0050.3050306@bluewin.ch>

Nathan

Beautiful photos, particularly the one of the young grapevines!

The last time I was in that area, I spent most of the days
exploring the ruins of the Maginot Line and then the old
Bugatti factory.

Jerry

"Nathan Wajsman (private)" wrote:

> Last weekend I had organized a trip to Alsace with the Belgian photo
> club to which I belong, Viewfinders. I had been worried about the
> notoriously sunny weather in Alsace which would have been somewhat
> problematic for photography, but no such problems--it rained much of the
> time :-( We nevertheless made the best of it, and here is a sample (I
> will put up a full portfolio later).
>
> My main image is chosen for its content, not the photographic
> excellence. I took it on Monday the 26th, i.e. Memorial Day in the USA.
> In every French town there is a memorial to the people from the town who
> died in the two world wars, and quite often there is also a plaque
> commemorating the Allied soldiers who died in liberating the town in
> 1945. Here is one such plaque, in memory of US infrantry who died in
> liberating Ostheim in Alsace in January 1945. In these times of
> political disagreements between the governments of France and the US, it
> is worth remembering the ties of history:
>
> http://www.wajsman.com/2003_22.jpg
> (M6, 90mm APO, Tri-X)
>
> The next two images are typical French small-town scenes from
> Ribeauvillé in Alsace: a man leaving the local baker with baguettes, and
> two women having a chat in the street:
>
> http://www.wajsman.com/2003_22alt1.jpg
> http://www.wajsman.com/2003_22alt2.jpg
> (both M6, 35mm Summilux ASPH, Tri-X)
>
> The last shot shows what we actually came to Alsace for, namely the
> landscapes. But since it was raining, I tended to focus more on the
> details, like here:
>
> http://www.wajsman.com/2003_22alt3.jpg
> (Pentacon Six, 180mm Carl Zeiss Jena Sonnar, Ilford Delta 100)
>
> The complete PAW index is at:
> http://www.wajsman.com/indexpaw2003.htm
>
> and comments are always welcome and appreciated.
>
> Nathan
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> Herrliberg (ZH), Switzerland
>
> e-mail: nathanw@bluewin.ch
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>
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